{"product_id":"the-other-poems-paperback","title":"The Other Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Legault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere You Go\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt long last, I'm going in\u003cbr\u003ewith everybody.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEVERYBODY: Everybody, shut up.\u003cbr\u003eMONDAY: It's happening again.\u003cbr\u003eMONEY: It's me, isn't it?\u003cbr\u003eA SYSTEM: Can I just say: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRun free in the wheat, commandant--\u003cbr\u003elike a plow with a human face or\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003elike a face plowing down the American plain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are \"talky sonnets\" in the vein of John Berryman's and Ted Berrigan's, written on the poet's lunch hour in the spirit of Frank O'Hara. Winner of the Fence Modern Poets series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Legault\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Madeline Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2010. Raised in Tennessee, Paul lives with his husband in Brooklyn, New York, where he works at the Academy of American Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Legault was born in Ontario and raised in Tennessee. He holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia and a B.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eThe Awl, Denver Quarterly, Maggy, SUPERMACHINE, Washington Square\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. His first book of poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Madeleine Poems\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Omnidawn in 2010. Currently, he is translating the complete works of Guillaume Apollinaire as well as Renée Gagnon's \u003ci\u003eSteve McQueen (mon amoureux)\u003c\/i\u003e from the French. He has also finished an English-to-English translation of the complete works of Emily Dickinson, part of which has been published as a chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Emily Dickinson Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 1 (Try and Make, 2009). With Sharmila Cohen, he edits the translation press Telephone Books. Paul lives with his husband, Orion Jenkins, in Brooklyn, NY where he works at the Academy of American Poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769966330144,"sku":"9781934200506","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f86a9e1b4a21ac25eba79e7d24bf3837.webp?v=1780361177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-other-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}